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Second seeds Algeria led Zambia in qualifying for the knock out stage in Group A of the All Africa Senior Championships. Group B saw South Africa finish ahead of Mauritius and Egypt were the eventual winners of Group C followed by Uganda. The first 2 of each group qualified for the knock out stage. …
Day 1 of the All Africa Senior Championships started with a bang, with 9 countries participating in matches from Group A, B, and C. Opening the Games, the President of BCA, Mr. Michel Bau said, “In March 2020, the world stopped, and our sport suffered. We were unable to host any activities for several months…
GROUP PREVIEW: The All Africa Senior Championships Draw is out setting the stage for the most mouth-watering games east of the African continent for the next few days. Conducting the Draw at the Eland hall during the Team Managers meeting, the BCA Secretary-General, Mr. Sahir Edoo, announced that a total of 9 countries had confirmed…
Defending Men’s Team Champions seek to replicate their Performance in 2020, while the Hosts Uganda is looking to make their mark in the Continental Championships After the successful staging of the All Africa Under 19 & 15 Championships in Benin in a cataclysmal year of hosting Covid 19 secure tournaments, the BCA is ready to…
As part of its strategic plan, the Badminton Confederation Africa (BCA) has continued to invest and focus on the development and growth of Technical Officials in the continent. “To ensure that we continue to produce good quality Technical Officials, the BCA embarked on a series of both virtual and physical Umpires Training Workshops. We invited…
The Tokyo 2020 three events qualifier and African Champion in Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles, Doha Hany, led the Egyptian women team in its first win at the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup finals 2020. The Egyptians qualified for the championships after being crowned the African Champions during the All Africa Women’s Team Championships…
Despite the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic that has stopped most of the sporting and social events, the Badminton Federation of Benin, in close collaboration with the Badminton Confederation Africa (BCA), held a 2-week spectacular badminton extravaganza from the 16th of August to 1st of September 2021, in the city of Ouidah, Benin. To ensure the safety of all…
I was born on New Year’s Day of 1996 in the Niamey region. I spent all my childhood close to my parents. It was a peaceful life. My father wanted me to become a police officer like him and my brothers but since he saw that I liked to study and that I was obsessed with sport he let me pursue my…
Early Days I was born into a modest family and in a rural environment. My childhood was normal, without turbulence or inequalities. I tried as much as possible to adapt to life like all other children my age. I was interested in sports organised locally, such as street football and other popular sports. Badminton at Barcelona ’92 In 1992, in my capacity as an official and sports…
The BCA is committed to ensuring its developing Member Associations receive the necessary support to make sure that the trained coaches remain in the structure and contribute to the development of the players. As per its strategic plan to continuously grow the capacity of the developing Member Associations, the BCA conducted the BWF level 1…
